How to not get 'hit on' in the Silicon Valley

Recently, Forbes posted an article by an anonymous woman who says she's been hit on by multiple venture capitalists while trying to raise money for her start-up.

The article prompted an interesting conversation by readers. Most comments offered thoughts on why men sometimes act inappropriately toward women in tech, and what types of situations to avoid.

One of the most interesting comments was written by a man: "Man here. Look. Control your environment. Own your emotions. Don't do things you don't want to do. Make excuses to leave. Don't take s**t. You can't completely control everyone else, but you can put effort into controlling the time of day, the location, whether alcohol is consumed, how close you sit to others, and other variables. Otherwise you're basically just accepting behaviour you don't like in the hope of someone giving you cash, and then complaining about it in secret."